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Jerry Orbach
Jerry Orbach

Jerry Orbach

ActingBorn October 20, 1935Died December 28, 2004 (age 69)New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Jerome Bernard Orbach (October 20, 1935 – December 28, 2004) was an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Detective Lennie Briscoe in the series Law & Order (1992–2004) and as the voice of Lumière in Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991), as well as for being a noted musical theatre star; his prominent roles included originating the character of El Gallo in The Fantasticks, the longest-running musical play in history, as Chuck Baxter in the original production of Promises, Promises (for which he won a Tony Award), Julian Marsh in 42nd Street, and Billy Flynn in the original production of Chicago. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Orbach, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2018
Howard

as Self / Lumiere (archive footage)

Movie
2016
The New Yorker Presents

as Detective Lennie Brisco

TV
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

as Chuck Baxter (segment "Promises, Promises") (archive footage)

Movie
2005TV
2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II

as Host (segment "Revivals and Record Breakers") / Billy Flynn (segment "Chicago")

Movie
2003
Broadway's Lost Treasures

as Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")

Movie
2002
Manna from Heaven

as Waltz Contest Announcer

Movie
2002Movie
2001TV
2001
Disney's House of Mouse

as Lumiere (voice)

TV
2000Movie
2000
Chinese Coffee

as Jake Manheim

Movie
2000Movie
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Detective Lennie Briscoe

TV
1999
Belle's Tales of Friendship

as Lumiere (voice)

Movie
1999TV
1998
Exiled

as Detective Lenny Briscoe

Movie
1998
Belle's Magical World

as Lumiere (voice)

Movie
1996Movie
1993
Frasier

as Mitch (voice)

TV
1993TV
1993
The Cemetery Club

as Jake Rubin (uncredited)

Movie
1993TV
1992
Mastergate

as Clifton Byers

Movie
1992
Mr. Saturday Night

as Phil Gussman

Movie
1992
Universal Soldier

as Dr. Christopher Gregor

Movie
1992
Straight Talk

as Milo Jacoby

Movie
1992
Quiet Killer

as Dr. Vincent Califano

Movie
1992
Broadway Bound

as Jack Jerome

Movie
1991
Beauty and the Beast

as Lumiere (voice)

Movie
1991
Delirious

as Lou Sherwood

Movie
1991
A Gnome Named Gnorm

as Stan Walton

Movie
1991
Toy Soldiers

as Albert Trotta (uncredited)

Movie
1991
Out for Justice

as Ronny Donziger

Movie
1991
Delusion

as Larry

Movie
1991Movie
1991
California Casanova

as Constantin Rominoffski

Movie
1990Movie
1990
Law & Order

as Frank Lehrman

TV
1990
Law & Order

as Lennie Briscoe

TV
1990
Kojak: None So Blind

as Tony Salducci

Movie
1989
Crimes and Misdemeanors

as Jack Rosenthal

Movie
1989Movie
1987Movie
1987
The Law & Harry McGraw

as Harry McGraw

TV
1987
Dirty Dancing

as Dr. Jake Houseman

Movie
1987Movie
1987Movie
1987
Out on a Limb

as Mort Viner

TV
1986TV
1986
F/X

as Nicholas DeFranco

Movie
1986
The Imagemaker

as Byron Caine

Movie
1985TV
1985
Brewster's Millions

as Charley Pegler

Movie
1985Movie
1984TV
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Harry McGraw

TV
1984
Hunter

as Sal Scarlatti

TV
1984
Jeopardy!

as Self

TV
1984
The Streets

as Sgt. Max Grozzo

Movie
1983
The Hitchhiker

as Cameron

TV
1983
The Magic of Herself the Elf

as King Thorn (voice)

Movie
1983Movie
1982
Plaza Suite

as Roy Hubley / Jesse Kiplinger / Sam Nash

Movie
1982Movie
1981Movie
1981
Underground Aces

as Herbert Penlittle

Movie
1980Movie
1979TV
1977
The Sentinel

as Michael Dayton

Movie
1975
Fore Play

as Jerry Lorsey

Movie
1973
Kojak

as Brubaker

TV
1972
A Fan's Notes

as Fred Exley

Movie
1969
Love, American Style

as Homer 'Arsenal' Andrews

TV
1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1967
Annie Get Your Gun

as Charles Davenport

Movie
1963
Bye Bye Birdie

as Bob (Ed Sullivan Show Producer) (uncredited)

Movie
1961
The Defenders

as J.P. Loring

TV
1961
Mad Dog Coll

as Joe Clegg

Movie
1961Movie
1958
Cop Hater

as Mumzer

Movie
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Host / Presenter

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee / Performer

TV
1955
Guys and Dolls

as Barbershop Patron (uncredited)

Movie
1955
Marty

as Ballroom Patron (uncredited)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayOctober 20, 1935
Day of DeathDecember 28, 2004
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Popularity1.7